Urmakeren måler gangavviket.

The watchmaker measures the rate deviation.

Breakdown of Urmakeren måler gangavviket.

• måle: to measure
• urmakeren: the watchmaker
• gangavviket: the rate deviation

Questions & Answers about Urmakeren måler gangavviket.

Why is there no separate word for the in Urmakeren and gangavviket?

In Norwegian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word in front.

So here:

• en urmaker = a watchmaker
• urmakeren = the watchmaker

and

• et gangavvik = a rate deviation
• gangavviket = the rate deviation

This is very normal in Norwegian. English says the watchmaker, but Norwegian often says the equivalent of watchmaker-the.

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What form is måler?

Måler is the present tense of the verb å måle, which means to measure.

A few useful forms:

• å måle = to measure
• måler = measures / is measuring
• målte = measured
• har målt = has measured / have measured

Norwegian does not change the verb for different persons the way English does. So you get:

• jeg måler = I measure
• du måler = you measure
• han/hun måler = he/she measures
• vi måler = we measure

The verb form stays the same.

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